Ssdietetics

SSDiets. Food For Life.
Dietitians with the mantra "Enjoy real food, all foods in a way that promotes health and wellbeing "

Alexandra is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with 9 years experience. She currently works at the University of Wollongong training student dietitians part time and is spending increasing numbers of hours at Southern Sydney Dietetics.
She formed Southern Sydney Dietetics in July 2007, meaning she has been practicing locally for ~ 6 years. She has a focus on REALISTIC, TASTY eating strategies and a preference to change the way her clients THINK about food rather than 'prescribing a DIET' . . . (those ugly 4 letters that make people cringe).

Prior to SSD (and with some overlap) Alexandra was working at St George Public Hospital. She spent the past 4 years working with the Trauma team at St George helping traumatically brain injured patients back to independence with eating whilst maximising their nutritional status in the days, weeks and /or months following their injury. As a senior member of staff with extensive experience Alexandra has treated patients with an array of medical conditions including liver and kidney disease, respiratory failure, severe malnutrition and mild to severe obesity. Furthermore, Alexandra was the Clinical Educator Dietitian at St George and Sutherland Hospitals supervising the final component of a student dietitian's journey to graduation.

Alexandra has mentored multiple new graduate dietitians in the early stages of their career both locally and Australia wide.

Alexandra, over the past 5 years has also been working privately in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Alexandra has worked with thousands of clients to help them realise their health goals and match their nutritional intake to their particular medical condition. She is well respected in the local areas of the St George and Sutherland Shire, regularly recommended by GP's, specialists and other allied health professionals alike, as well as her clients themselves.

Due to Alexandra's many years as a senior dietitian she can help you improve your nutritional choices to promote long term well being. Be your goals weight control (associated with high blood pressure, heart, kidney or liver health), sugar control (Type 1 diabetes (on pumps or pens) insulin resistance, PCOS or type 2 diabetes) or weight gain (following a recent hospital admission or pathological cause of weight loss including cancers, respiratory difficulties or the aging process). Alexandra has extensive experience to help you achieve them.